ESCAPE FROM ATHENS: Violent Crime In The City Has Doubled Since 2009

[S]treet robberies in the capital doubled compared with 2009, robberies of taxi drivers nearly quadrupled and homicides were up 50 percent.

"Crime has not just increased — it has become more complex and more violent, particularly organized crime," said Thanassis Kokkalakis, a police spokesman.

The crime wave can be attributed to unemployment and unrest, but it also goes beyond the economic crisis. Police blame an influx of poor immigrants and a growing number of drug addicts. Of course the weekly riots don't help either.